Europe to fund bug bounties for 15 open source programs, including VLC, Drupal and Notepad++

Starting in January, the European Commission is going to fund bug bounty programs for a number of open source projects that are used by members of the EU. The initiative is part of the third edition of the Free and Open Source Software Audit (FOSSA) project, which aims to ensure the integrity and reliability of the internet and other infrastructure. In all, the Commission will fund 15 bug bounty programs, with rewards ranging from €17,000 ($19,400) to €90,000 ($103,000). See also: Microsoft confirms plans to use open source Chromium to develop Edge Facebook API bug may have exposed 6.8 million… [Continue Reading]